Mount

Mounts are a form of transportation in Final Fantasy XIV, wherein players ride atop the backs of various creatures. While riding, enemy attacks may snare the ride or forcefully dismount a player, requiring caution in more dangerous areas. Players will automatically dismount when entering city gates, but they may ride them in residential districts.

Heavensward features flying mounts that can soar through new zones added in the expansion. Once the player finishes a specific sidequest, many other mounts which were once limited to traveling on the ground, will gain the ability to fly.

Native to the Near Eastern island of Thavnair, adamantoises were long thought to be impossible to domesticate. However, through the efforts of both Ul'dahn zoologists and thaumaturges, a handful have been successfully trained not only to accept riders, but also wield ancient magicks which allow the colossal scalekin to fly.

Aithon

Yes

Possible reward from Bowl of the Embers (Extreme).

Its breath is said to be as hot as the seventh hell. Legend states that the Lord of the Inferno, Ifrit, forged this magicked steed from a nightmare offered by the Amalj'aa in sacrifice.

Purchase from Jonathas in New Gridania with 6 Achievement Certificates.

Though little is known of the void and the creatures which call the extra-dimensional realm home, scholars have discovered that there is a strict hierarchy amongst voidsent consisting of twelve distinct tiers. Ahrimans are believed to fall into the fifth, making them formidable foes... when not enthralled by curses.

To Ishgardians, red represents true love and loyalty. To this wild chocobo from the Dravanian forelands, it meant capture at the hands of hunters who easily found a red chocobo sticking out like a sore thumb in the midst of all his yellow brethren.

Purchase from Jonathas in New Gridania with 6 Achievement Certificates.

Immediately following the Calamity, an adventurer returning to Gridania from the Falcon's Nest in the Coerthas happened upon a den of baby behemoths who had lost their mother to Bahamut's flames. Despite objections from friends and family alike, she kept the beasts, eventually training them to serve as mounts.

Do not presume to provoke the behemoth to battle. You will die. - Meurise

Black Chocobo

Yes

Complete main scenario quest "Divine Intervention".

A purebred Ishgardian black chocobo, trained from birth by House Fortemps knight, Ser Haurchefant, and presented to you in a gesture of true friendship. The bird is slightly more muscular than you expected and exhibits the strange habit of squatting when left to itself.

Believe it or not, this monstrous canine did not always glow, only achieving its heavenly effulgence upon receiving the blessing of Lakshmi after being offered to the Lady of Bliss by her loyal Ananta dreamers.

Upon learning that his creations were forever lacking the power to combust, 789th Order Acolyte Ba Go did what any master of explosives would—attach the bombs to the corners of an iron bench and create a floating coach.

Hack and slash and tossy-boom. Bang and boom and slashy-doom.♪ - Goblin Diddy

Boreas

Yes

Possible reward from Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme).

Legend states that the Lady of Frost, Shiva, birthed this magicked steed from a unicorn offered by her followers in sacrifice.

"Nay is but a hoofbeat away from neigh!" - Uma

Broken Heart (left)

Yes

Either a player-chosen quest reward or purchased using event currency during the 2018 Valentione's Day event.

Burdened with a warehouse of unsold broken heart chairs, House Valentione came up with the diabolic plan to repurpose the cushions with cloudsbreath and peddle them to the unknowing masses as flying mounts. Lady Lisette dreams of one day riding the hearts on her honeymoon.

Broken Heart (right)

Yes

Either a player-chosen quest reward or purchased using event currency during the 2018 Valentione's Day event.

Burdened with a warehouse of unsold broken heart chairs, House Valentione came up with the diabolic plan to repurpose the cushions with cloudsbreath and peddle them to the unknowing masses as flying mounts.

Training a cavalry drake is a long and arduous process that begins the moment the scalekin hatches. Never allowed to see its mother, the creature is raised solely in the presence of a drake whisperer while being weaned on the incendiary glands of aged battle drakes to ensure it is both submissive and deadly.

You are as a lost kitten that has wandered into the drake's lair. - Zagozz Teh

Cavalry Elbst

No

Purchase from Novv's Clutch at Trusted (level 4) reputation.

To ensure his elbst do not find themselves at a disadvantage to swift-running chocobos, Pahh of Novv's Clutch clips the webbing on their feet at a young age, rendering them more capable of achieving high speeds on land. This procedure, however, robs them of their natural-born ability to swim.

My elbst is your elbst. - Seabeast Tamer

Centurio Tiger

No

Complete the "You Got Game" achievement.

In a rare display of misguided compassion, a member of Clan Centurio returned from a Hunt with the whimpering cub of a slain S-rank mark. Unable to grant it the mercy it so deserved, the veteran took to caring for the beast until his deceit was discovered and his membership revoked. However, by then, not a single other member could bring themselves to harm the pet they had all come to love.

Ceremony Chocobo

Yes

Complete the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding with either the Gold or Platinum Plan.

Wearing ceremonial barding, these snow white chocobos born of Ishgard were bred for use in the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.

After the proceedings have ended, mount this snow white chocobo with your partner and ride off into the sunset. - Unknown

Cloud Mallow

Yes

Purchase from Moogles at Sworn (level 7) reputation.

While cloud mallows grow naturally in the Churning Mists, some of the inhabitants of Moghome have spent generations cultivating their own seeds to allow for stronger stems and larger yields of mallow puffs, a sprinkling of which can stimulate even the most lethargic of moogles to work with unbridled joy.

Company Chocobo

Yes

Join one of the 3 Grand Companies of Eorzea and do the Quest "My Little Chocobo", upgrades to flight capability upon completing the quest "I Believe I Can Fly."

Born and bred in the city-state of Ishgard, the majority of company chocobos are geldings of the rouncey variety; however, massive destriers and miniature Belah'dian jennets are also raised to accommodate the builds of Rogadyn and Lalafell riders respectively.

Chocobos are stout-hearted creatures, but they have their limits. - Mimigun

Native to the jungles of the Near East, coeurls were only recently introduced to Eorzea, brought over from faraway lands such as Thavnair by Ul'dahn nobles who thought to breed them as pets. Now, but a handful of skilled tamers living in recluse on the Pearl are said to be able to train them.

Hey, good lookin'! Catch my coeurl yet? - Swygrael

Direwolf

No

Purchase from Ehcatl at Allied (level 7) reputation.

Mass cullings of the beasts during the Sixth Astral Era prompted naturalists to deem the species extinct. However, this claim was proved false when Ixali scouts discovered a lone pack roaming the sparsely inhabited mountains of Xelphatol.

I lost two good men to these wolves. - Corentiaux the Colder

Draught Chocobo

Yes

Recruit a Friend campaign.

This heretofore unseen breed of chocobo was said to have been discovered by chocobo hunters searching for the legendary Chocobo Forest. Its enormous size would make it a fine pack chocobo, but its foul temper prevents it from completing even the simplest of tasks without the injury of some poor rider.

The thing was thrice my size and had already maimed several keeps. - Battlewarden Ribald

After learning of the latest of the Dreamer's visions - a giant floating ovoid delivering eggs to all the good boys and girls of the realm - Nonotta and friends literally scrambled to find a means of bringing her dream to life. All it required was a little aid from the Sons of Saint Coinach...and the remnants of some ancient Allagan technology.

Enbarr

Yes

Possible reward from Whorleater (Extreme).

It is said to have been born of the surging waves. Legend states that the Lord of the Whorl, Leviathan, birthed this magicked steed from a nightmare offered by the Sahagin in sacrifice.

Nay is but a hoofbeat away from neigh! - Uma Bugyo

Falcon

Yes

Obtained by purchasing a total of 90 days of subscription time between July 1st 2017 and September 30th 2017.

An independent project of Garlond Ironworks engineer Wedge, this single-rider airship allegedly recorded some of the fastest flight speeds ever...until a tragic accident following an attempt to see how high the ship could soar convinced its creator that perhaps a modicum of restraint was necessary.

Playfully described by some as "large and in charge," in truth, when summoned, this gluttonous gourmand will flap nary a feather unless a garland of gysahl greens is dangled before him—in which case not even the laws of nature can slow the fat chocobo down.

Huff...huff...heave...heave... - Fat Chocobo

Fat Moogle

Yes

Purchase from the Mog Station.

This plus-sized patrician epitomizes the ancient moogle proverb regarding kupo nuts that says, "Once you kupop, you cannot stop." Basic laws of physics suggest that wings as small as the fat moogle's should not provide enough lift for true flight...

yet here we are.

Flame Warsteed

No

Completion of the A Line in the Sand IV achievement.

After witnessing dazzling demonstrations of how a warsteed might turn the tide of battle, the Grand Companies of Eorzea emptied their coffers at the feet of the Far Eastern uma bugyo, each seeking to put themselves at an advantage during Frontline campaigns.

Hoof to neigh, Eorzea knows not the horse for one reason: the horsebird. - Uma Bugyo

It only took a few heated skirmishes with the allied city-states for Garlemald to realize that the magicks wielded by the realm's mages were too much for even the thickest of magitek armor plating. Alloyed gilding has since been discovered to dampen the effects of elemental charges and is now standard issue.

Traded for a song by the High Satrap of a distant land, the secret to taming these creatures once thought to be unbreakable was introduced to Eorzea by a mysterious wandering minstrel who journeyed through the realm in the final days before the Calamity.

Would that I had the girth of a goobbue! - Nanamo Ul Namo

Griffin

Yes

Heavensward Collector's Edition bonus.

Fantastical winged beasts native to the unscalable peaks of Abalathia's Spine, griffins actually have a long history of serving as mounts. Indeed, before the city-state's fall, the Ala Mhigan army maintained a regiment of griffin-back soldiers who would harry opposing forces.

Gullfaxi

Yes

Possible reward from The Navel (Extreme).

Its powerful legs set off tremors that can be felt from malms away. Legend states that the Lord of Crags, Titan, wrought this magicked steed from a nightmare offered by the kobolds in sacrifice.

Nay is but a hoofbeat away from neigh! - Uma Bugyo

Kirin

Yes

Complete the "A Legend for a Legend" Quest.

Ask any man in Othard who rules the realm of beasts, and you will receive the same answer-Kirin. It is believed that the lion-like creature has walked the eastern lands for over a thousand years and will only answer the call of a hero it has deemed worthy.

Even folk in the Far East 'eard that tale, I reckon. - Trachraet

Laurel Goobue

Yes

Purchase from Little Solace at Trusted (level 4) reputation.

After having the moss and flowers growing upon his head pulled up and tossed aside like common weeds by a band of sylvan ne'er-do-wells, this quiet-mannered goobbue was taken in and cared for by the sylphs of Little Solace whose elders crafted for him a magnificent laurel with which to hide his scars.

Naught is as exhilarating as a romp through the forest on goobbueback. - Unknown

In the five years following your sudden disappearance at Carteneau Flats, your ever-faithful chocobo spent each waking moment galloping across the realm in search of his lost master. His myriad adventures are nothing less than fantastical and heartbreaking... but that is a story for another day.

Go find the chocobo you rode in on, and ride on out. - Sevrin

Legendary Kamuy

Yes

Possible reward from The Ministrel's Ballad: Shrinyu's Domain

Perpetually enveloped in a divine glow, it is said to have been born when an Ala Mhigan war hound chanced to bathe in Shinryu's light in the moment of the primal's birth.

One of the automated system drones deployed by the Allagans to maintain and protect their strongholds. After being unearthed by the Sons of Saint Coinach, the mechanical sphere was modified by Nero tol Scaeva into a personal transport device.

This suit of Garlean-developed reaper-class magitek battle armor has had its original control systems purged and replaced with a new, modified core build by Cid of the Garlond Ironworks.

At last, our very own suit of magitek armor! - Cid Garlond

Magitek Death Claw

Yes

Purchase from Jonathas in New Gridania with 6 Achievement Certificates.

Ancient Allagan weaponry known as an “iron claw” is believed to be the inspiration for this deadly example of imperial ingenuity. While most of the death claws deployed in battle are used for logistical purposes, this particular model has been customized by stationarii units for enemy capture.

Manacutter

Yes

Complete main scenario quest "Into the Aery".

Supervised (in spirit) by the ever-absent Cid, Biggs and Wedge (with a little bending over by Biggs) put their heads together to create this flight-ready miniature airship, powered by the realm's first corrupted crystal engine.

Managarm

Yes

Purchase from a Calamity Salvager with 8 Gold Chocobo Feathers.

Some say that Managarm is merely a myth. Others believe it to be an extinct beast. Both are wrong, as you well know. According to Abalathian legend, this fearsome hound roams the celestial sphere in pursuit of the moon, whose light it relishes - or so it may appear to those who witness it soaring the skies, spawning spectral flames.

Markab

Yes

Sometimes rewarded from The Striking Tree Extreme primal trial.

It is said to have been born of a single thunderbolt. Legend states that the Lord of Levin, Ramuh, drew forth this magicked steed from a nightmare offered by the sylphs in sacrifice.

Only after proving your bravery in the face of countless perils has the Father of Dragons found you to be a worthy heir to the Light, and granted you a place upon his back.

Nightmare

Yes

Sometimes rewarded from The Howling Eye (Extreme) primal trials.

While it is no secret that it was the enigmatic Ascians who provided the beast tribes with nightmares, their reasons for doing so remain shrouded in mystery. Otherwise untamable, the single piercing tone of a magicked whistle is the only method known to soothe the savage beasts.

See the nightmare for reality, and ready thyself for the coming chaos! - Urianger

Upon receiving from his Kojin worshipers the offering of a sad, orphaned wolf pup, Susano proceeded to grant him the gift of flight, as well as an impressive coat of glowing fur, that he might be worthy of the revel.

Sanuwa

Yes

Purchase from Ok' Gundu Nakki at Sworn (level 7) reputation.

Countless turns of the sun did Luna Vanu train this wild sanuwa to obey the orders of man, and for many moons did he wait for one he deemed worthy of taking up this noble cloudkin's reins. Wait, he did, until you arrived.

Serpent Warsteed

No

Completion of the A Line in the Glade IV achievement.

After witnessing dazzling demonstrations of how a warsteed might turn the tide of battle, the Grand Companies of Eorzea emptied their coffers at the feet of the Far Eastern uma bugyo, each seeking to put themselves at an advantage during Frontline campaigns.

Hoof to neigh, Eorzea knows not the horse for one reason: the horsebird. - Uma Bugyo

Sleipnir

Yes

Purchased from Optional Item Sales on Mog Station for $24

Blessed by the elder primal himself, Sleipnir will forever remain loyal to those who have proven themselves worthy. In addition to being fearless in battle, the dark steed is also able to manipulate his corporeal form to accommodate any rider, large or small.

Unlike his wild cousins, Kochab the bear can be relied upon to delight folk rather than tear them apart. Raised from a cub by Celebrant Baenfaeld, he has mastered the art of Starburst-lobbing, a skill that proved useful in hunting down thieving treants.

Storm Warsteed

No

Completion of the A Line in the Storm IV achievement.

After witnessing dazzling demonstrations of how a warsteed might turn the tide of battle, the Grand Companies of Eorzea emptied their coffers at the feet of the Far Eastern uma bugyo, each seeking to put themselves at an advantage during Frontline campaigns.

Hoof to neigh, Eorzea knows not the horse for one reason: the horsebird. - Uma Bugyo

Legends say there once lived a kindly sea dragon who befriended a pirate, and that their friendship knew no bounds. This is not that sea dragon; however with a little time and caring, who is to say that a similar relationship cannot be forged? *Sea dragons have no relation to actual dragons.

Bound to eternal thralldom via an Allagan neurolink, this ancient wyvern from the southern continent of Meracydia will remain a loyal servant as long as you possess its identification key.

Tyrannosaur

Yes

Chance to be obtained by opening a lockbox found within Eureka: Anemos.

Alarmed scholars report that the "T-Rex" - as it is called by those short on ink - has gained the power of flight through continued exposure to the Isle of Val's turbulent aether. Despite its ferocious nature, some still approach it, insisting it can be tamed by an adventurer of great strength.

Not long ago, Eorzean unicorns numbered in the thousands, and could oft be seen roaming the Coerthas highlands in great majestic herds that would render the mountains white as snow. Poaching has caused the population to decline, and if it were not for your act of kindness, there would be one fewer.

Obtain achievement for participating in 200 high level duties as a Warrior.

In generations past, warriors seeking fame and glory would journey out into the untamed wilds of Abalathia's Spine in search of the giant grizzled bears that roamed the mountains, and would wrestle the beasts into submission, riding their prizes back to civilization. That is, or die trying.

How do you like my pets? Not too playful for you, I hope? - Beast Trainer

Warlion

No

Obtain achievement for participating in 200 high level duties as a Paladin.

Early in the Sixth Astral Era, lions were brought over from the Near East and trained to serve as battle mounts for the Sultansworn of Ul'dah. Deemed unbreakable, those not sold to the Coliseum for venationes were released into the deserts of Thanalan where they eventually reverted back to a feral state.

I, too, see the friends I lost in the lions and spinners... - Gregory

Whisper-go

Yes

Obtained by collecting every Yo-Kai minion in the Yo-Kai Watch crossover event

Taken in by the vibrant sights of the Gold Saucer, the wandering executive sought out the plaza's architect to design him a vessel of transportation similar in flamboyance to its myriad attractions. The seats are so finely upholstered riders swear it is as if they are floating on air.

Whisper A-go-go

Yes

Obtained by collecting every Yo-Kai weapon in the Yo-Kai Watch crossover event

Moved by your unyielding dedication and patronage, the wandering executive once again commissioned the architects of the Gold Saucer, this time to upgrade the Whisper-go as a gift from himself and his friend, the wandering minstrel.

Once an ordinary household cleaning tool, relegated to such menial tasks as sweeping and...sweeping, this broom's life changed upon being enchanted by the ogre pumpkinhead. Now the skies are its dusty floors.

Xanthos

Yes

Possible reward from The Howling Eye (Extreme).

At full gallop, it is said to be the very wind itself. Legend states that the Lady of the Vortex, Garuda, created this magicked steed from a nightmare offered by the Ixal in sacrifice.

Nay is but a hoofbeat away from neigh! - Uma Bugyo

Yol

Yes

Complete the main scenario quest "In the Footsteps of Bardam the Brave"

High atop the granite peaks of Othard's Fanged Crescent do the yol claim their demesne, descending to the Azim Steppe to prey upon the soft warriors who pretend not to fear the winged monsters of their ancestor's tales. Rare indeed is it that a yol might cede its back to the likes of man, though to those who have proved their mettle, the creatures have been known to make exception.

Zu

Yes

Purchase from a Resident Caretaker for 1 Iron Voyage Spoil.

This massive bird hunts by grasping its prey within its saw-like beak, and finishes it off with a few violent shakes of its long neck before swallowing the now-dead quarry whole.